Chapter 14
Jack led Daggers through the streets of Manhattan as the sunset. After a while Jack stopped in front of a gate.
"Here we are," Jack said motioning towards the gate.
Daggers had to wonder how Jack knew to Spot was here but she didn't question him. After a moment of thought about it she decided it must be common knowledge on the streets that no one had shared with her.
After climbing over the gate Jack led her up to the roof of the building. Then he one end of the rope around a small ledge and the other around his waist. Daggers had the difficult task of lowering Jack down to the window and was expected to pull him back up, how she was going to do this she wasn't sure. Once down at the window Jack greeted old friends before Spot showed up. Daggers stomach dropped again seeing his face, and couldn't help but notice that he had a fat lip. She was sure Jamie had something to do with it.
"'Ey ya Jacky boy."
"Here to get ya out Spot," Jack said unscrewing the bolts that held the bars to the window.
"I figured." Spot replied.
"Wait I don't have to pull both you and Spot up Jack?" Daggers asked nervously.
"Na," Jack replied. "Spot will climb up the rope then 'elp you pull me up."
"'K," Daggers replied relieved. With Spot's help she could easily pull Jack up.
"Oops," Jack muttered as the metal casing thing fell to the ground with a loud clang. "Spot move it, we have to get out of here before someone comes to investigate that,"
Spot slipped out the window and began to climb up the rope with ease. When he reached the top Daggers offered a hand to help him up. He accepted locking his eyes on hers. Jack watched them with growing curiosity. With Spot's help Daggers pulled Jack up quick and easy. After Jack was up the three of them were off and running towards the Lodging House.
Kloppman merely nodded as they entered then they proceeded upstairs to the dormitory.
"'K Spot what's going on?" Jack asked as they entered the dormitory.
Daggers shot a glare at Spot in hopes he would catch her drift and not give anything away. Spot didn't see it but Jack did.
"Some bastard told de bulls dat me and some of me boys kidnapped a goil." Spot answered.
"Youse kidnapped a goil?" asked Boots walking over.
"Na, wasn't involved at all," Spot replied.
"Did a goil get kidnapped dough?" asked Jack.
"Wanted to run away and me boys 'elped her out is all."
The boys accepted this as a decent answer and started to back down and go to bed. Daggers looked around and noticed something very unnerving.
"Jack how many open bunks do you have?" She asked turning to him. Jack surveyed the room for a moment.
"One, guess you and Spot 'ill have to share a bunk.," He replied going over to his own bunk.
Daggers turned to Spot and remembered 'The Kiss'. This was not a good idea.
"I'll sleep on de floor," Spot offered. Daggers was honestly tempted to take his offer but remembered if she hadn't showed up he would be back at Brooklyn right now in his own bed.
"Na, it's okay we'll just share the bunk," Daggers replied then hissed in his ear. "Touch me and die."
Spot slipped off his shirt before climbing on to the bunk and Daggers couldn't help but notice how muscular he was. She'd seen him with his shirt off plenty of times, but somehow this was different. She laid down next to him and turned so that her back faced him. Then remembered something and turned to face him.
"Thanks for not telling Jack," She whispered then turned so that her back was to him again.
Daggers opened her eyes letting the early morning sunlight fill them. The first thing she saw was Spot's sparkling blue eyes staring right at her. Spot gave her his signature smirk and she blushed despite herself. He was so close it scared her and excited her at the same time. Daggers heart raced as he moved in closer stealing another kiss.
"Get up!" she heard Kloppman yell. Just the excuse she needed to hop out of bed quickly. Spot remained in bed for a few moments clearly thinking before getting up himself. Daggers stretched before noticing Jack who stood a few feet away looking curiously at her.
"What?" she asked roughly, as she followed his eyes over to Spot. Realizing he had seen Spot kiss her Daggers blushed deep red. Spot pulled his shirt over his head and looked over at the very confused Jack.
"Explain," Jack said it was clear he was questioning Spot's sexuality.
"Daggers is a goil," Spot said yawning.
"Goil?!?" Jack replied gaping at Daggers. Jack regained his composure then seemed to be thinking things over in his head. "That's why he seemed a little odd and goily looking... Daggers is the goil they dink youse kidnapped."
"Very good Jacky boy," Spot said starting to wake up.
"But Jack was the one who introduced Daggers to ya Spot how did yeh boys help her run away?" Boots added entering the conversation.
"Her pops caught her and me boys 'elped her run away again."
"Well no ones expected ya two to be in Manhattan right?" Racetrack asked.
"Yeah," Daggers replied.
"Den youse two can stay here," Jack said. "Since ya don't mind sharin' a bunk."
Several of the boys snickered at his last comment and daggers rolled her eyes.
"What ya boys all doing, lets go," Kloppman yelled at the group of boys surrounding Dagger and Spot's bunk.
Jack led Daggers through the streets of Manhattan as the sunset. After a while Jack stopped in front of a gate.
"Here we are," Jack said motioning towards the gate.
Daggers had to wonder how Jack knew to Spot was here but she didn't question him. After a moment of thought about it she decided it must be common knowledge on the streets that no one had shared with her.
After climbing over the gate Jack led her up to the roof of the building. Then he one end of the rope around a small ledge and the other around his waist. Daggers had the difficult task of lowering Jack down to the window and was expected to pull him back up, how she was going to do this she wasn't sure. Once down at the window Jack greeted old friends before Spot showed up. Daggers stomach dropped again seeing his face, and couldn't help but notice that he had a fat lip. She was sure Jamie had something to do with it.
"'Ey ya Jacky boy."
"Here to get ya out Spot," Jack said unscrewing the bolts that held the bars to the window.
"I figured." Spot replied.
"Wait I don't have to pull both you and Spot up Jack?" Daggers asked nervously.
"Na," Jack replied. "Spot will climb up the rope then 'elp you pull me up."
"'K," Daggers replied relieved. With Spot's help she could easily pull Jack up.
"Oops," Jack muttered as the metal casing thing fell to the ground with a loud clang. "Spot move it, we have to get out of here before someone comes to investigate that,"
Spot slipped out the window and began to climb up the rope with ease. When he reached the top Daggers offered a hand to help him up. He accepted locking his eyes on hers. Jack watched them with growing curiosity. With Spot's help Daggers pulled Jack up quick and easy. After Jack was up the three of them were off and running towards the Lodging House.
Kloppman merely nodded as they entered then they proceeded upstairs to the dormitory.
"'K Spot what's going on?" Jack asked as they entered the dormitory.
Daggers shot a glare at Spot in hopes he would catch her drift and not give anything away. Spot didn't see it but Jack did.
"Some bastard told de bulls dat me and some of me boys kidnapped a goil." Spot answered.
"Youse kidnapped a goil?" asked Boots walking over.
"Na, wasn't involved at all," Spot replied.
"Did a goil get kidnapped dough?" asked Jack.
"Wanted to run away and me boys 'elped her out is all."
The boys accepted this as a decent answer and started to back down and go to bed. Daggers looked around and noticed something very unnerving.
"Jack how many open bunks do you have?" She asked turning to him. Jack surveyed the room for a moment.
"One, guess you and Spot 'ill have to share a bunk.," He replied going over to his own bunk.
Daggers turned to Spot and remembered 'The Kiss'. This was not a good idea.
"I'll sleep on de floor," Spot offered. Daggers was honestly tempted to take his offer but remembered if she hadn't showed up he would be back at Brooklyn right now in his own bed.
"Na, it's okay we'll just share the bunk," Daggers replied then hissed in his ear. "Touch me and die."
Spot slipped off his shirt before climbing on to the bunk and Daggers couldn't help but notice how muscular he was. She'd seen him with his shirt off plenty of times, but somehow this was different. She laid down next to him and turned so that her back faced him. Then remembered something and turned to face him.
"Thanks for not telling Jack," She whispered then turned so that her back was to him again.
Daggers opened her eyes letting the early morning sunlight fill them. The first thing she saw was Spot's sparkling blue eyes staring right at her. Spot gave her his signature smirk and she blushed despite herself. He was so close it scared her and excited her at the same time. Daggers heart raced as he moved in closer stealing another kiss.
"Get up!" she heard Kloppman yell. Just the excuse she needed to hop out of bed quickly. Spot remained in bed for a few moments clearly thinking before getting up himself. Daggers stretched before noticing Jack who stood a few feet away looking curiously at her.
"What?" she asked roughly, as she followed his eyes over to Spot. Realizing he had seen Spot kiss her Daggers blushed deep red. Spot pulled his shirt over his head and looked over at the very confused Jack.
"Explain," Jack said it was clear he was questioning Spot's sexuality.
"Daggers is a goil," Spot said yawning.
"Goil?!?" Jack replied gaping at Daggers. Jack regained his composure then seemed to be thinking things over in his head. "That's why he seemed a little odd and goily looking... Daggers is the goil they dink youse kidnapped."
"Very good Jacky boy," Spot said starting to wake up.
"But Jack was the one who introduced Daggers to ya Spot how did yeh boys help her run away?" Boots added entering the conversation.
"Her pops caught her and me boys 'elped her run away again."
"Well no ones expected ya two to be in Manhattan right?" Racetrack asked.
"Yeah," Daggers replied.
"Den youse two can stay here," Jack said. "Since ya don't mind sharin' a bunk."
Several of the boys snickered at his last comment and daggers rolled her eyes.
"What ya boys all doing, lets go," Kloppman yelled at the group of boys surrounding Dagger and Spot's bunk.
